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Feature

Lynbrook High claims 2021 SLAC Regional Science Bowl victory

The pandemic forced major changes to the format, but 30 teams from 22 schools still came together online to vie for a slot at...

February 11, 2021  ·  3 min read
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News Brief
Via The University of Manchester

443-million-year-old fossils reveal early vertebrate eyes

Using SSRL, scientists uncovered fossil evidence that the first groups of vertebrates possessed surprisingly advanced eyes. 

January 27, 2026
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Aaron Roodman

Deputy Head of Rubin’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
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Adam Bolton

KIPAC Senior Staff Scientist and lead for the Rubin U.S. Data Facility
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What is the field of microelectronics and why is it so important?

SLAC experts discuss how microelectronics impacts our lives and where the future lies in this Q&A.

February 2, 2026  ·  6 min read
Angelo Dragone and Paul McIntyre
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Two SLAC researchers receive DOE Early Career Awards to develop novel AI tools

Derek Mendez and Xueli “Sherry” Zheng aim to accelerate drug discovery and improve energy storage.

February 5, 2026  ·  5 min read
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Zooming in, zooming out: Q&A with SLAC’s Deputy Director for Science & Technology Alberto Salleo

Salleo sees strength in the big picture and minute details of the people, tools and partnerships at SLAC.

January 30, 2026  ·  7 min read
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Physicists Find Evidence of Cosmic Inflation

Researchers from the BICEP2 collaboration have announced the first direct evidence supporting the theory of cosmic inflation. Their data also represent the first images...

March 17, 2014  ·  6 min read
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Strange Discovery: Bacteria Built with Arsenic

In a study that could rewrite biology textbooks, scientists have found the first known living organism that incorporates arsenic into the working parts of...

December 2, 2010  ·  4 min read
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VIA Stanford

New method measures energy dissipation in the smallest devices

SLAC and Stanford researchers have developed a breakthrough technique that quantifies energy dissipation in complex, small systems, offering insights into energy use, efficiency, and...

February 10, 2026
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What is the universe made of? SLAC experts weigh in on the mysterious force that shapes our cosmic history

Cosmologists Josh Frieman and Risa Wechsler look back on the Dark Energy Survey, sharing how it’s paving the way for Rubin Observatory to dig...

January 23, 2026  ·  9 min read
Josh Frieman and Risa Wechsler
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X-rays from SLAC's synchrotron reveal star maps in a centuries-old manuscript

Pages from the Codex Climaci Rescriptus palimpsest from the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, were brought to the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource...

January 29, 2026  ·  1 min read
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